I was slow about contributing to the fund drive and lightning

[rzemanfl]

smote my motherboard. So keep that in mind folks.

I will contibute once I get this new PC configured, which is going to take a while.

[rzemanfl]

1. Oh noes. I no longer haz a star and see all these ads!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rzemanfl]

2. Thank you to whoever gave me a star! I was keying in my own

donation when it happened. I will see if I can give the star I just got to some other DUer.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear rzemanfl...

You're welcome...

It was my great pleasure!

:hi:

[sharp_stick]

4. Man that sucks

A motherboard always dies at just the wrong time doesn't it?

Good luck with the config.

[rzemanfl]

7. Thank god I had just bought a terabyte external hard drive this

month and had almost everything backed up. Still it is a pain to set up a new PC.

[Sal Minella]

5. Suddenly my tiny-but-automatic monthly donation mechanism

seems like not such a lazy practice.

The idea of being smote does not appeal to me at all.

smitten. smat. whatever. Do Not Want.

Glad you are again among the star-smit.

[rzemanfl]

6. I lost all my email addresses. PM me yours please. The

lightning bolt was the start of four days of downpours that show no sign of abating. It is raining like mad at the moment. Last night I was trying to connect the new modem and was on my hands and knees behind the computer desk when the power went out. The weather was so bad the phone lines were all screwed up and I never did get the phone and modem working at the same time for more than a few seconds. After two hours of trying I gave up. Tonight it worked on the first try. Go figure.

I am wondering whether I will need to put all the 41,660 tracks back into iTunes from my back ups or whether the guy I have retrieving stuff from the hard drive will be able to get the whole shebang back.

Tomorrow is you know who's birthday. I will have to post something and see if people are still in attack mode.

Not having internet access is terrible. It is my map, my phonebook, my cookbook, my memory substitute, my checking account, etc., etc.

I had this huge feeling of relief when I got my home page back.

One weather related thing I did avoid. When I arrived at work today there was a large portion of an oak tree in the spot where I usually park my new car.

I met the woman who I usually speak to at technical support at my ISP when I picked up the modem. Twenty-something and really stacked....

[Sal Minella]

8. pm under construction. pls stand by.

There is much to be said for avoiding falling oak trees.

She said knowingly.